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View allDorchester Special: Oregon Voices on the Future of the State
Recorded live at the Dorchester Conference in Welches, Oregon, this special episode brings together candidates, elected officials, grassroots leaders, staff, authors, business voices, and young conservatives from across the state. Mike McLane and Shelly Boshart-Davis ...
Public Safety Decline and Policy Failures in Oregon
In this episode of Oregon Discussion, legislators discuss the growing public safety challenges facing Oregon, including declining state police staffing, homelessness policy failures, and controversial legislation affecting law enforcement and gun rights. The conversation also ...
The $13 Billion Bridge Boondoggle
Oregon’s Interstate Bridge replacement has ballooned to $13.6 billion — without adding new lanes. In this episode, lawmakers and industry experts break down the real costs, political dysfunction, and what decades of delay mean for ...
Meet the people
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Mike McLane
Senator, District 30
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Christine Drazan
Senator, District 26
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David Brock Smith
Senator, District 1
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Noah Robinson
Senator, District 2
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Shelly Boshart Davis
Representative, District 15
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Bruce Starr
Senate Republican Leader, District 12
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Jeff Helfrich
Representative, District 52
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Suzanne Weber
Senator, District 16
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Ed Diehl
Representative, District 17
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Greg Smith
Representative, District 57
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E. Werner Reschke
Representative, District 55
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Guests
- Daniel Bonham
- Alex Lopez
- Ty Vizneor
- Mack T. Smith
- Ben Schimmoller
- Jared Walker
- Joel David Moore